of brooklyn



F. J. PARISH.

METAL BARREL.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 21, I934.

Patented Dec. 23, 1919.

run s'ra'rus PATENT orrron FRANK J. PARISH, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO GRINDEN ART METAL COMPANY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

METAL BARREL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 23, 1919.

hereinafter referred to and shown in they accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a plan and Fig. 2 is a cross section of a barrel and in which my'invention is embodied in one form; V

Figs. 3 and 4 are similar views of a modification; and

Fig. 5 is a partial vertical section through another modification.

In the form shown in Figs. 1 and 12 the present invention comprises a metal barrel 10 having at its end a reinforcing ring 11 centrally grooved at 12 to afford an internal annular recess 13 into which the wall of the barrel at 14 may be outwardly expanded to form an internal groove 15 adjacent the end of the barrel which is flush with the outer edge of the ring 11. While the reinforcing ring is thus locked in position upon the barrel end, it may be further secured by electrically welding of the adjacent faces together, or by rivets such as 1-6. The cover 17 is of cup shape and extends inwardly slightly beyond the deepest portion of the annular internal recess 15, in which position it is supported by the peripheral flange 18 which overlies the outer edges of the barrel 10 and ring 11, thus protecting the same against blows and accidental injury and affording a further reinforcement of the barrel end. It also affords a bearing surface upon which the barrel may rest when inverted. To prevent the accidental removal of the cover, I provide a series of toggle levers 19, pivoted at 20, to a centrally arranged toggle plate 21 and guided at their outer extremities by straps 22, riveted to the cover. The toggle plate 21 is supported upon an upwardly formed boss 23 at the center of the cover and is itself provided with an oppositely faced boss 23 which registers therewith and is united thereto by a rivet 25. The juxtaposed bosses 23, 24 afford a clearance between the cover and the body of the toggle plate 21 sufficient to receive the ends of the toggle levers 19 between the same and also the head of the securing rivets 26. j

The toggle levers 19 may be conveniently formed of sheet metal, which is bent back upon itself at its outer end 27, to afford double strength at the point at which shearing strains thereon occur. An operating arm 28, rigid with the toggle plate 21 and preferably made integral therewith, affords means for swiveling the toggle plate upon its pivot 25 and thus withdrawing or expanding the toggle levers 19 in well understood manner from the internal annular groove 15 into which they take after passing through holes 29 in the cover adjacent its lower face, as shown in Fig. 2. A flange 30 may be formed at one edge of the operating lever 28 in order to afford a convenient finger grip. The outer end of the lever cooperates with the stop 31, which limits its annular movement and is preferably provided with a perforation 32 registering with a similar perforation in a flange 33 on the lever. A hasp of a padlock or the wire of an ordinary car seal may be passed through the perforations to lock the head in position during shipment, storage, etc. The

' operating lever is preferably ribbed at 34 to reinforce the same and this rib may form.

a continuation of the boss 24, as shown. A

ning the toggle plate and axially arranged above the pivot 25. In any event the grip will lie below the outer edge of the cover so that it is not exposed to injury during the handling of the barrel.

A barrel of this type is particularly adapted for the shipment of nails, bolts, etc., and affords a convenient receptacle for the stor age of various articles. Obviously it is not liquid tight.

In order to afford a liquid tight cover for the barrel, I have modified the arrangement just described in the manner shown in Figs. 3 and 4. Referring to the cross section, Fig. 4, it will be noted that the reinforcing ring 36 extends above the upper edge of the barrel 37 and that the latter is merely rolled over at 37 into the lower portion of the annular recess 38 formed by the outward grooving of the ring at 39. It will also be noted that the upper portion 40 of the ring is outwardly offset from the lower portion so that the latter aifores a seat for the cover ll. To force the latter to its seat, the toggle levers 42 are provided at their outer ends with heads 43 having beveled surfaces, the incline of which cooperates with the incline of the upper wall of the annular recess 38 to force the cover downward upon the outward movement of the levers. In order to trans mit this downward pressure evenly around the periphery of the head ll, I prefer to provide a ring 44 underlying the heads #13 and above the suitable gasket l5 which is interposed between the lower face of the cover and its seat' To secure both of these 011 the head, screws a passing through washers Z) below the gasket are threaded into suitable screw holes in the ring l T he rest of the construction is substantially the same as in that of the above described construction, except that I provide a greater number of toggle levers to afford a greater number of bearing points. The flange i? the end of the operating lever 46 is somewhat elongated and provided with a plurality of holes as to cooperate with the hole 82 in the stop 31. The riveted or welded union between the ring 36 and the outwardly flanged. end of the barrel forms a very rigid union between these parts, and when the cover is in place it reinforces this union through the pressure which is exerted upon the joint by the heads of the toggle levers 42. In this modification the rib 4:9 in the operating lever is not carried through to the boss 50 as in the previous construction, but on the contrary is formed on the upper face, as shown in Fig. 4i.

The particular construction shown may be varied in detail without departing from the scope of my invention. Thus as shown in Fig. 5 where the wall of the barrel is of sufficient weight to stand the pressure without reinforcement, the internal annular groove may be formed therein and the toggle bolts bear directly against the same.

I claim as my invention 1. A sheet metal barrel having a relatively heavy reinforcing ring eXteriorly se cured to, but extending beyond, one end of the barrel body, an inwardly-faced annular groove formed in said ring, the outer margin of the ring being offset outward radially from the inner margin thereof in combination with a cupshaped barrel closure having an over-all diameter at least as great as that of the barrel end, said closure fitting within the outer margin of the ring and being seated at its bottom directly against the end of the barrel body together with securing means piercing the side flange of said cup-shaped closure and engaging the groove in the reinforcing ring to hold the closure in seated position.

2. A sheet metal barrel having a rela tively heavy reinforcing ring exteriorly secured to, but extending beyond, one end of the barrel body, an inwardly-faced annular groove formed in said ring, the outer margin of the ring being offset outward radially from the inner margin thereof, in com-- bination with a cup-shaped barrel closure having an over-all diameter at least as great as that of the barrel end, said closure fitting within the outer margin of the ring and being seated at its bottom directly against the end of the barrel body, together with guides on the upper face of the closure and adjacent its side walls to receive a securing bolt and toggle bolt means pivoted on the bottom of said closure and passing through the side flange thereof into engagement with the groove in the reinforcing ring to hold the closure in seated position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK J. PARISH.

Witnesses WV. B. BENNETT, W. L. LYON. 

